Reeni

we did not get much (only about 7″), so we used the snow day to get pancakes and go sledding… bad for my sewing but fun for the family!

I finished sweeping up the detritus of a huge project yesterday, and this blizzard has me prepped to make a Lullaby Layette (and maybe a few diapers) for my nephew coming in March. I am excited, tiny tiny little manclothes.

It’s all done!! Blog post at chefreeni.blogspot.com. (linky thing not working, sorry!) I always fail at getting modelled pix but I tried hard this time.

It’s all done!! I always fail at getting modelled pix but I tried hard this time.

It’s all done!! I always fail at getting modelled pix but I tried hard this time.

so it’s all done! chefreeni.blogspot.com. I always fail at getting modelled pix but I tried hard this time.

so it’s all done! Blog post here: chefreeni.blogspot.com. I always fail at getting modelled pix but I tried hard this time.

11 size 27, and 10 more in different sizes…. modelled pix sometime this week as the ballet is Sat/Sun!

Do you want to do a one-piece dress? I made a dress out of the Little Lisette blouse with a plain top (in velvet) and skirt on wool plaid — fabrics chosen for winter wear, as the kids’ school show was Christmas in the Country. (pic in the o&s flickr)…

I’m planning on using sz 16 snaps, but it would depend on your fabric– the prong on regular Kam sz 16 might not be long enough for a thick or fluffy fabric. You might need to get the long-prong ones.

I have so many projects to get to! a dear cousin-in-law is expecting after almost 8 years of trying, so it was a great excuse to buy the Lullaby Layette pattern; she’s interested in cloth diapering so there’s those too.
story of my life, i can never resist the remnant pile especially in the NY garment district… I buy random 5/8ths with no ideas…[Read more]

haha not entirely altruistic! i like having an excuse to learn new crafty things and don’t often back down from a challenge. It started a few years ago; I was late signing dd up for recital and said that I’d take any extra costume they had and make it fit… from there they asked me to make 15 little Red Riding Hoods, then 6 Salt n Pepa silver…[Read more]

thank you! To learn,just like with most things, I googled some tutorials and bugged the people at the art store! For this, since the shapes were big and geometric, and one color, it was pretty easy. I made stencils out of stencil plastic and mixed my own custom color paint — i’m not up to the fooling around with diazo emulsion/light-developed…[Read more]

just wanted to update a little… pix of prototype in the o+S flickr. In line with my 2015 resolution to do new things, I taught myself to silkscreen so i could make the red appliques. Royal blue poplin main fabric, then poly-cotton broadcloth appliques. Bucket hat in sz 6-12 mo from LTTS became the pillbox hat.
I have only sewn up two of the…[Read more]

just wanted to update a little, in case anyone was wondering…


and the hat, a 6-12 mo. Bucket Hat from LTTS without the brim. After trying on, i decided to shave off some in the back to leave room for their buns!

just wanted to update a little, in case anyone was wondering…


and the hat, a 6-12 mo. Bucket Hat from LTTS without the brim. After trying on, i decided to shave off some in the back to leave room for their buns!

the Woodland Stroll Cape would be such a quick and easy sew, but takes up a lot of fabric for the size I need. I’ve decided to bite the bullet and draft raglans based on the Nature Walk sleeve/bodice proportions, that I can get out of 1/2 yd or so of 60″ fabric… and think about wings! Maybe craft foam, reinforced with chenille stems?
I’ve…[Read more]

It looks like just the black circles/ovals is vintage appliqued onto the top, and the base fabric is relatively normal medium-to heavy weight cream satin.